Pedestrian killed on Route 3 in Clifton ID'd as Passaic woman

CLIFTON — Police on Wednesday identified the woman who was struck and killed Monday on Route 3 as a 39-year-old Passaic resident.

Fiordaliza DeLeon was in a “lane of traffic” when she was killed at 3 a.m., Passaic County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Michael DeMarco said.

Police obtained a fingerprint to help determine her identity because she did not have identifying documents with her when she was killed, he said. DeMarco said police have interviewed her brother and a sister, and are investigating why she might have been on the highway in the early morning hours Monday.

“I don’t have any reason to believe she was in the area working,” he said.

The driver of the car which struck her, Kyuwon Lee, a 25-year-old Wayne resident, was charged on Monday with causing a death while driving with a suspended license, a third-degree crime. Lee, whose bail was set at $15,000, was released from custody Monday afternoon after posting bond.

Anyone with information may call Detective Derek Fogg or Officer Louis Reza of the city police at 973-470-5904, or Detective Tim McConnell of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at 973-881-4800.